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    How to make a triangle ring

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    • B Offline
      bigeye2012
      last edited by

      i try extrude by face, but it does not work

      follow me tool, does not work.

      is there any other tool , can bend a long cylinder into triangle shape?

      thank you.


      triangle ring.jpg

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      • GaieusG Offline
        Gaieus
        last edited by

        @bigeye2012 said:

        follow me tool, does not work.

        Why not? It should... Can you post the model?

        Gai...

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        • B Offline
          bigeye2012
          last edited by

          dear Gaieus:
          could you pls. check the model? thank you.


          triangle ring problem.skp

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          • Dave RD Offline
            Dave R
            last edited by

            The reason it didn't work is because it was so tiny. SketchUp won't make the tiny faces required. Scale the model up by a factor of a 100 or more, run Follow Me and scale back down.


            triangle ring problem.skp

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            • B Offline
              bigeye2012
              last edited by

              thanks to all

              scale large , really works
              also, i will try pipe by path.

              thank you ,everyone!

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